John Travolta and his attorney have been sued for libel by Robert Randolph, the author of “You’ll Never Spa in This Town Again.” Randolph claims the two men said he had mental health problems to harm book sales. Travolta’s attorney said the lawsuit is “absurd.” (Reuters)

Oh no. Anne Hathaway’s ex Raffaello Follieri is out of jail and giving interviews to People magazine about how much he loved her. (People)

Jon Gosselin also went to People to say he is really sorry for acting like such a Jon Gosselin, meaning dating so many ladies and being passive-aggressive, after splitting from wife Kate Gosselin: “I did stuff I wouldn’t want done to me.” Did he mention that he dated a lot of women? (People)

Reese Witherspoon will star in a film adaptation of the relationship guide “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.” Let’s hope the studio focuses on this part of the book’s description, via Amazon: “Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together because they respected and accepted their differences. Then they came to earth and amnesia set in: they forgot they were from different planets.” Reese Witherspoon as a Venusian with amnesia sounds awesome. (Vulture)

Charlie Sheen has a new role, after the jump.

Charlie Sheen will play the president of the United States in Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete Kills,” of course. (Deadline)

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